Aggie’s will reopen, Encounter on the way

I was shocked to see a “store closing” sign in the window of Aggie’s Boutique today. Although its out of my price range and I don’t shop there, I would hate to see it go because its a Broadway mainstay. Good news: owner Aggie Mullaney will close her doors March 27, but only for a couple weeks while she remodels.

Mullaney and her business partner, Beth Harr, split up recently and Harr will open her own store in April. The new boutique will be called Encounter and it will be located at 482 Broadway, where Violet’s used to be. Both Aggie’s and Encounter will carry similar clothing – (high end, contemporary, designer) but Mullaney said the more the merrier. What she wants the most is for people to shop downtown and stay away from malls and box stores. Look for my story in the business section of tomorrow’s paper.

@5 Bill, you have got to be kidding. I work in a shop on Broadway and I have seen 2 people today. Owner just called to ask how the day was because Sunday was awful. Well today is a zero so far and it is almost 2:00.